Chapter 411 The Theory of Life and Death! Completely Annihilate the God of Death!
Chapter 411 The Theory of Life and Death! Completely Annihilate the God of Death!
Reincarnation? Rebirth? Cycle of reincarnation?
Death, upon hearing Dudley's question, also became somewhat interested. "I know this idea; it's an Eastern concept, quite interesting. But the world doesn't work that way."
If the souls of new life are all reincarnations of the souls of the deceased, then the total number of souls in this world is fixed, and there is no question of development.
Moreover, given the current scale of living beings, the total number of souls must have been enormous from the beginning. How is that possible?
The soul does not appear out of thin air.
In the beginning of the world, for countless years there were no living beings. At that time, I, the Grim Reaper, was only responsible for observing the decay of matter.
With great difficulty, the laws of creation took effect, and life gradually came into being, growing from the lowest level of single-celled organisms to become larger and stronger.
The soul also comes into existence from nothing along with the appearance of living beings. After living beings experience birth, aging, sickness and death, the soul enters the world of the dead and accumulates little by little.
Gradually, the two extremes of life and death emerged.
Birth is the beginning of death, and death is the beginning of life.
The souls of the deceased gather in the world of the dead, forming the ultimate state of death. This creates a pure soul essence without any soul imprints, which is fed back to the world of the living, the ultimate state of life, and transformed into new souls, thus satisfying the world of the living's need to give birth to more and stronger new souls.
The more and better the souls of the dead that accumulate in the world of the dead, the more and better the pure soul essence that is fed back to the world of the living. As a result, the living beings in the world of the living become more numerous, richer, and more advanced.
This creates a mutually reinforcing, continuously developing, and dynamically balanced system.
Of course, the laws of the world are not limited to creation and death; the power of other laws also influences this cycle of life and death in their operation.
Under normal circumstances, the power of other laws will only exert a positive or slightly negative influence on the cycle of life and death within a reasonable range. They will never, like you, blatantly disrupt or even reverse the cycle of life and death, thus disrupting the dynamic balance between the two poles of life and death.
In this current period, you are using the power of the laws of time to plunder a small number of souls from the world of the dead without resurrecting them. This act can be considered to slightly affect the cycle of life and death.
The laws of the world, or the Way of Heaven, do not care too much.
There is a law that allows souls unwilling to face death to be transformed into ghosts by chance, lingering in the world of living beings.
But if you continue to do this, and it reaches a certain number, it will disrupt the cycle of life and death, and will definitely attract the attention of the laws of the world.
By forcibly resurrecting the dead, especially in large numbers, you are blatantly defying the cycle of life and death. Naturally, the laws of the world cannot stand by and watch, and will use me to destroy you.
That was my original thought; I believed I had the victory in the bag.
But unexpectedly, in the eyes of the world's laws, your little act of defying the cycle of life and death is far less important than getting rid of me, a meritorious official who is no longer of any use. How pathetic!
"That's right. Heaven should be ruthless, and gods should be without desires. The tide of history rolls ever onward; I should have seen through it long ago."
Dudley listened silently to Death's explanation and analysis, nodding repeatedly, and said, "So that's how the cycle of life and death works in this world. It's simple and efficient."
As long as the world of the dead can accommodate an endless number of souls, or can expand and grow as the number of souls increases, considering only the development of the world, this cycle can be considered extremely good.
It lacks a certain human touch, unlike the cycle of reincarnation, which gives one some hope after death.
"Haha, humans are just one kind of living being. Don't think too highly of yourself just because you have intelligence."
At this stage, the world's laws only require the prosperity of all living beings; any kind of living being will do. Even if humanity were to perish, as long as other living beings take its place, it would make no difference to the world as a whole.
Death mocked humanity once more, and at the same time, His divine power was nearly exhausted.
Just now, while He and Dali were chatting, their attacks on each other using the power of the laws never stopped for a second. Each attack was continuous, and the number of attacks kept increasing.
Dudley's driving force protects him without any loss; he can rely entirely on his own divine power to hold on here.
"Alright, I can't hold on much longer, you damn humans!"
Death chuckled and cursed Dudley, then began His final, seductive words: "Think carefully about what I'm saying, and don't hesitate for too long."
After I return to the laws of death, you will definitely be eliminated by some inexplicable being found by the laws of the world. You won't be laughing for long!
You must take advantage of your ability to still control the power of the laws of time to completely break the cycle of life and death and allow the laws of the world to reactivate me.
I assure you that once I reappear in human form, I will save your life, grant you immortality, and allow you to escape the reckoning of the world's laws.
I know you don't trust me much, but this is your only chance, you have no other choice!
You're a smart person, you'll definitely..."
"Hey, Death, tell me, where is the true form of the Law of Death?" Dudley suddenly interrupted Death's incessant chatter.
Upon hearing this question, Death, in his haste, answered without much thought: "Wherever there is death, the essence of the Law of Death exists there, and the same principle applies to other laws."
Why are you asking this? You're not...you...you...how could you..."
Death wanted to say that Dudley wasn't a god, so asking that question was pointless.
However, to his utter surprise, the essence of death within the very body of the Law of Death began to rapidly diminish and vanish.
The origin of death is the lifeblood of death, inextricably linked; if one is damaged, the other is damaged as well. Therefore, He sensed it immediately.
Death was utterly horrified; his previous composure and persuasive words to Dali had vanished completely.
"Since you answered my questions, I'll let you die knowing why before you're completely wiped out."
Dudley spoke with a smile on his face.
He used his ability to penetrate the laws, allowing the power of the conceptualized repair spell to seep into the omnipresent essence of the law of death, and in a regressive manner, began to erase the origin of the god of death hidden within it.
His question about the location of the Death God's Law was simply a pointless interruption to the Death God.
He has conceptual perception abilities; he can perceive anything he wants to perceive.
The laws of the world are like a net woven from chains, covering everything in the world, and the law of death is one of those chains.
The essence of the conceptualized Restoration Charm... is Dudley himself.
"You have misunderstood the laws of the world, that is, the Way of Heaven. The Way of Heaven in this world has not yet developed to such an intelligent stage."
They couldn't do what the founding emperor did—scheming to kill meritorious officials.
It is I who will kill you. I will kill you on behalf of all the wizards in history who were directly or indirectly killed by the Deathly Hallows.
I have reasons why I have to kill you.
Furthermore, my power of laws was not given to me by the Heavenly Dao of this world, but rather obtained through my own talent and hard work.
Once you are completely eliminated, this world will be...
Dudley smiled and confessed to Death, whose body was gradually collapsing from the gray mist.
But before he could finish speaking, Death couldn't hold on any longer.
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